A friend of mine posted this on her Facebook wall the day after the presidential election. So many people were so harsh in their words and so discouraged that I found myself wanting to drown the day in God's Word. I wanted to write something but I couldnt get my numerous thoughts on paper. As I scanned through my newsfeed I came upon this. She put my thoughts on paper perfectly...
Dearest Friends... The devil is very skillful at tempting us to believe that in every difficult situation God is not really in control of what we are facing—and that we had better do something about it right now! What is needed is not an immediate rescue from the situation, but a speedy return to trusting God with it.
Learning to recognize fear as the true enemy will enable us to overcome it. When we realize we are afraid, we must stop and ask ourselves an important question. At this very moment, are we showing that we trust in God, or are we helping Satan win another battle?

Faith is our belief in a reality that we can't yet see. Faith is knowing that God will come through for us, and Fear assumes that He won't.
Fear steals God's peace from our hearts. As a Christian, fear should be your enemy.
"Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you, but rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings" (1 Peter 4:12f).
One of the elements of fear is the encountering of something unexpected. It takes us off guard, pushes us off balance and creates the sensation that things are out of control and that aimless absurdity reigns. Jesus sweeps all this away by telling us ahead of time very matter-of-factly that if we try to be like our teacher we will be mistreated. We need not be taken off guard or lose our emotional balance; things are not absurd; they are quite under control--all foreseen and predicted by the Lord. Therefore we should not fear. On the contrary it is comforting to see signs that we are part of Jesus' household. How can you fear if you have Jesus as the Lord of your house?
(borrowed from a friend)
Dearest Friends... The devil is very skillful at tempting us to believe that in every difficult situation God is not really in control of what we are facing—and that we had better do something about it right now! What is needed is not an immediate rescue from the situation, but a speedy return to trusting God with it.
Learning to recognize fear as the true enemy will enable us to overcome it. When we realize we are afraid, we must stop and ask ourselves an important question. At this very moment, are we showing that we trust in God, or are we helping Satan win another battle?

Faith is our belief in a reality that we can't yet see. Faith is knowing that God will come through for us, and Fear assumes that He won't.
Fear steals God's peace from our hearts. As a Christian, fear should be your enemy.
"Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you, but rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings" (1 Peter 4:12f).
One of the elements of fear is the encountering of something unexpected. It takes us off guard, pushes us off balance and creates the sensation that things are out of control and that aimless absurdity reigns. Jesus sweeps all this away by telling us ahead of time very matter-of-factly that if we try to be like our teacher we will be mistreated. We need not be taken off guard or lose our emotional balance; things are not absurd; they are quite under control--all foreseen and predicted by the Lord. Therefore we should not fear. On the contrary it is comforting to see signs that we are part of Jesus' household. How can you fear if you have Jesus as the Lord of your house?
(borrowed from a friend)
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